COVER INFORMATION Station: WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N11C3 Schedule Version: 1.00 Processed by SCHED version: 9.40 Release Jan. 13, 2011. PI: Mehreen Mahmud Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596506 EMAIL: mahmud@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596506 Observing mode: Notes: Please send the disk pack by express to JIVE COVER LETTER: This is the schedule for the 6cm NME on 20 Oct 2011 involving 14 antennas: Ef Wb Jb1 On Mc Tr Ys Ur Sh Sv Zc Bd Hh, Irbene The NME uses a standard setup with 512 Mbps, with a few long integrations on J1800+3848 and a phase referencing part with NRAO512 and 3C345. Three ftp tests are scheduled: ~12:18 UT (scan 2, 2 sec, J1800+3848) ~13:14 UT (scan 16, 2 sec, 3C345) ~14:33 UT (scan 35, 2 sec, J1800+3848) Please make sure that the autoftp is set up correctly. Good luck with the session! Mehreen Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Page 2 Network Monitoring Experiment UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 20 Oct 2011 Day 293 --- Next scan frequencies: 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 Next BBC frequencies: 126.49 126.49 126.49 126.49 142.49 142.49 142.49 142.49 158.49 158.49 158.49 158.49 174.49 174.49 174.49 174.49 Next scan bandwidths: 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 12 00 00 J1800+3848 14 20 56 50.3 88.1 -3.7 0.0 0 0 12 00 00 12 08 00 =1758+388 14 28 57 51.5 89.7 -3.5 0.0 480 31 12 00 04 12 10 00 J1800+3848 14 30 58 51.8 90.1 -3.5 0.0 109 31 12 10 00 12 20 00 =1758+388 14 40 59 53.4 92.1 -3.3 0.0 600 70 12 10 04 12 25 00 3C345 14 46 00 66.1 111.5 -2.0 0.0 221 70 12 25 00 12 28 00 --- 14 49 01 66.5 112.5 -1.9 0.0 180 81 12 25 04 12 28 00 NRAO512 14 49 01 66.9 113.4 -1.9 0.0 -15 81 No stop 12 32 00 --- 14 53 01 67.4 114.8 -1.8 0.0 225 97 12 28 04 12 32 00 3C345 14 53 01 67.1 113.9 -1.8 0.0 -15 97 No stop 12 34 00 --- 14 55 02 67.4 114.6 -1.8 0.0 105 105 12 32 04 12 34 00 NRAO512 14 55 02 67.7 115.5 -1.8 0.0 -15 105 No stop 12 38 00 --- 14 59 02 68.2 117.0 -1.7 0.0 225 120 12 34 04 12 39 00 3C345 15 00 03 68.1 116.3 -1.7 0.0 45 120 12 39 00 12 41 00 --- 15 02 03 68.3 117.1 -1.7 0.0 120 128 12 39 04 12 41 00 NRAO512 15 02 03 68.6 118.1 -1.6 0.0 -15 128 No stop 12 45 00 --- 15 06 04 69.2 119.6 -1.6 0.0 225 143 12 41 04 12 45 00 3C345 15 06 04 68.9 118.6 -1.6 0.0 -15 143 No stop 12 47 00 --- 15 08 04 69.1 119.4 -1.6 0.0 105 151 12 45 04 12 47 00 NRAO512 15 08 04 69.4 120.4 -1.5 0.0 -15 151 No stop 12 51 00 --- 15 12 05 70.0 122.1 -1.5 0.0 225 166 12 47 04 12 52 00 3C345 15 13 05 69.8 121.4 -1.5 0.0 45 166 12 52 00 12 54 00 --- 15 15 05 70.0 122.2 -1.5 0.0 120 174 12 52 04 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Page 3 Network Monitoring Experiment UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 20 Oct 2011 Day 293 --- 12 54 00 NRAO512 15 15 05 70.3 123.4 -1.4 0.0 -15 174 No stop 12 58 00 --- 15 19 06 70.8 125.1 -1.4 0.0 225 190 12 54 04 12 58 00 3C345 15 19 06 70.5 124.0 -1.4 0.0 -15 190 No stop 13 00 00 --- 15 21 06 70.8 124.9 -1.4 0.0 105 197 12 58 04 13 00 00 NRAO512 15 21 06 71.1 126.0 -1.3 0.0 -15 197 No stop 13 04 00 --- 15 25 07 71.6 127.9 -1.3 0.0 225 213 13 00 04 13 05 00 3C345 15 26 07 71.4 127.2 -1.3 0.0 45 213 13 05 00 13 07 00 --- 15 28 07 71.6 128.1 -1.3 0.0 120 221 13 05 04 13 09 00 3C345 15 30 08 71.9 129.1 -1.2 0.0 109 221 13 09 00 13 17 00 --- 15 38 09 72.8 133.2 -1.1 0.0 480 252 13 09 04 13 19 00 3C345 15 40 09 73.0 134.3 -1.1 0.0 109 252 13 19 00 13 22 30 --- 15 43 40 73.4 136.2 -1.0 0.0 210 265 13 19 04 13 24 30 NRAO512 15 45 40 73.8 138.8 -0.9 0.0 105 265 13 24 30 13 28 00 --- 15 49 11 74.2 141.0 -0.9 0.0 210 279 13 24 34 13 28 00 3C345 15 49 11 73.9 139.4 -0.9 0.0 -15 279 No stop 13 29 30 --- 15 50 41 74.1 140.3 -0.9 0.0 75 284 13 28 04 13 29 30 NRAO512 15 50 41 74.3 141.9 -0.8 0.0 -15 284 No stop 13 33 00 --- 15 54 11 74.6 144.1 -0.8 0.0 195 298 13 29 34 13 34 00 3C345 15 55 12 74.5 143.1 -0.8 0.0 45 298 13 34 00 13 35 30 --- 15 56 42 74.6 144.1 -0.8 0.0 90 304 13 34 04 13 37 30 NRAO512 15 58 42 75.0 147.1 -0.7 0.0 105 304 13 37 30 13 41 00 --- 16 02 13 75.3 149.5 -0.6 0.0 210 317 13 37 34 13 41 00 3C345 16 02 13 75.1 147.7 -0.7 0.0 -15 317 No stop 13 42 30 --- 16 03 43 75.2 148.7 -0.7 0.0 75 323 13 41 04 13 42 30 NRAO512 16 03 43 75.4 150.5 -0.6 0.0 -15 323 No stop 13 46 00 --- 16 07 14 75.6 153.0 -0.6 0.0 195 337 13 42 34 13 47 00 3C345 16 08 14 75.6 151.9 -0.6 0.0 45 337 13 47 00 13 48 30 --- 16 09 44 75.7 153.0 -0.6 0.0 90 343 13 47 04 13 50 30 NRAO512 16 11 44 75.9 156.4 -0.5 0.0 105 343 13 50 30 13 54 00 --- 16 15 15 76.1 159.0 -0.4 0.0 210 356 13 50 34 Schedule for WSTRBORK (Code Wb ) Page 4 Network Monitoring Experiment UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 20 Oct 2011 Day 293 --- 13 54 00 3C345 16 15 15 76.0 157.1 -0.5 0.0 -15 356 No stop 13 55 30 --- 16 16 45 76.1 158.2 -0.4 0.0 75 362 13 54 04 13 55 30 NRAO512 16 16 45 76.2 160.2 -0.4 0.0 -15 362 No stop 13 59 00 --- 16 20 16 76.4 162.9 -0.3 0.0 195 375 13 55 34 14 00 00 3C345 16 21 16 76.3 161.7 -0.4 0.0 45 375 14 00 00 14 01 30 --- 16 22 46 76.4 162.9 -0.3 0.0 90 381 14 00 04 14 03 30 NRAO512 16 24 46 76.6 166.6 -0.3 0.0 105 381 14 03 30 14 07 00 --- 16 28 17 76.7 169.4 -0.2 0.0 210 395 14 03 34 14 07 00 3C345 16 28 17 76.6 167.4 -0.3 0.0 -15 395 No stop 14 08 30 --- 16 29 47 76.7 168.6 -0.2 0.0 75 401 14 07 04 14 08 30 NRAO512 16 29 47 76.7 170.7 -0.2 0.0 -15 401 No stop 14 12 00 --- 16 33 18 76.8 173.6 -0.1 0.0 195 414 14 08 34 14 13 00 3C345 16 34 18 76.8 172.4 -0.2 0.0 45 414 14 13 00 14 14 30 --- 16 35 48 76.8 173.6 -0.1 0.0 90 420 14 13 04 14 17 30 J1800+3848 16 38 49 70.1 126.8 -1.4 0.0 103 420 14 17 30 14 22 30 =1758+388 16 43 50 70.7 129.1 -1.3 0.0 300 439 14 17 34 14 25 30 J1800+3848 16 46 50 71.0 130.6 -1.2 0.0 169 439 14 25 30 14 35 30 =1758+388 16 56 52 72.1 135.7 -1.1 0.0 600 478 14 25 34 14 37 30 J1800+3848 16 58 52 72.3 136.7 -1.0 0.0 109 478 14 37 30 14 52 30 =1758+388 17 13 55 73.8 145.5 -0.8 0.0 900 536 14 37 34 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. Setup file: sess311.C512 Matching groups in /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/freq.dat: wb6cm LO from PC-SCHED values, must be in Low patch Setup group: 1 Station: WSTRBORK Total bit rate: 512 Format: MKIV1:2 Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 16.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 4840.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 2 1 2 1 4 3 4 3 6 5 6 5 8 7 8 7 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N 2N 1N The following frequency sets based on this setup were used. Frequency Set: 2 Setup file default. LO sum= 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4966.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4982.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 4998.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 5014.49 BBC fr= 126.49 126.49 126.49 126.49 142.49 142.49 142.49 142.49 158.49 158.49 158.49 158.49 174.49 174.49 174.49 174.49 Bandwd= 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 8.000 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 10, 18, 26, 3, 11, 19, 27, 66, 74, 82, 90, 67, 75, 83, 91 barrel=roll_off SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS -- Network Monitoring Experiment Catalog positions marked with *. Precession of date coordinates is based on stop time of first scan. Names used in schedule marked with *. Short names used in VLA and SNAP files marked with +. Observation date used in B1950/J2000 coordinate conversion (PRECDATE): 1979.900 No adjustments are made for rates (DRA, DDEC). Scan hours are for recording scans only. Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends. Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) J1640+3946 16 38 48.169688 * 16 40 29.632772 16 40 52.911254 0.01 1638+398 39 52 30.08668 * 39 46 46.02849 39 45 38.84612 0.01 J1640+39 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba * NRAO512 GSFC 2010a astro solution 96956 Observations 0.867 scan and 70.443 baseline hours in setup: sess311.C512 J1642+3948 16 41 17.606228 * 16 42 58.809965 16 43 22.037741 0.81 * 3C345 39 54 10.81494 * 39 48 36.99400 39 47 32.40349 0.54 1641+399 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba J1642+39 GSFC 2010a astro solution 52595 Observations 0.642 scan and 50.604 baseline hours in setup: sess311.C512 * J1800+3848 17 58 44.703953 * 18 00 24.765362 18 00 48.187828 0.02 1758+388 38 48 32.47354 * 38 48 30.69752 38 48 49.18341 0.02 J1800+38 /aps3/sched9.4/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2010a astro solution 1963 Observations 0.800 scan and 72.650 baseline hours in setup: sess311.C512 The solar corona can cause unstable phases for sources too close to the Sun. SCHED provides warnings at individual scans for distances less than 10 degrees. The distance from the Sun to each source in this schedule is: Source Sun distance (deg) NRAO512 65.4 3C345 65.8 J1800+3848 78.0 Barry Clark estimates from predictions by Ketan Desai of IPM scattering sizes that the Sun will cause amplitude reductions on the longest VLBA baselines at a solar distance of 60deg F^(-0.6) where F is in GHz. For common VLBI bands, this is: 327 MHz 117. deg 610 MHz 81. deg 1.6 GHz 45. deg 2.3 GHz 36. deg 5.0 GHz 23. deg 8.4 GHz 17. deg 15.0 GHz 12. deg 22.0 GHz 9. deg 43.0 GHz 6. deg